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Puerto Rico
Political repression plays out state by state — shaped by local institutions, prosecutors, and movements for defense. These are the documented political prisoners and cases the census holds for Puerto Rico.
295Documented
0In custody
294Released
Eras of repression in Puerto Rico
Where Puerto Rico’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
2000s 213
1950s 26
1980s 25
1930s 19
1970s 6
1910s 5
Documented cases
295 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
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María de Lordes Santiago
Released
María de Lordes Santiago was arrested for trespass on the U.S. Navy bombing range at Vieques, Puerto Rico, as...
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José Ángel Chacón
Released
One of approximately 1,500 activists arrested between 1999 and 2003 for civil disobedience at the U.S. Navy's...
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Miguel Ángel Dávila
Released
One of approximately 1,500 activists arrested between 1999 and 2003 for civil disobedience at the U.S. Navy's...
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José Ángel Hernández
Released
One of approximately 1,500 activists arrested between 1999 and 2003 for civil disobedience at the U.S. Navy's...
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José Ángel Morot
Released
One of approximately 1,500 activists arrested between 1999 and 2003 for civil disobedience at the U.S. Navy's...
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Rafael Ángel Rivera
Released
One of approximately 1,500 activists arrested between 1999 and 2003 for civil disobedience at the U.S. Navy's...
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Miguel Ángel Vilches
Released
One of approximately 1,500 activists arrested between 1999 and 2003 for civil disobedience at the U.S. Navy's...
Institutions in Puerto Rico
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Puerto Rico that appear in the census’s case files.
Metropolitan Detention Center GuaynaboGuaynabo, Puerto Rico
95 cases
Federal Detention Center, GuaynaboSan Juan, Puerto Rico
93 cases
Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) GuaynaboGuaynabo, Puerto Rico
20 cases
La PrincesaSan Juan, Puerto Rico
9 cases
MDC GuaynaboSan Juan, Puerto Rico
2 cases
Vega Alta Women's PrisonVega Alta, Puerto Rico
1 case
Arecibo Women's JailArecibo, Puerto Rico
1 case
District Jail, AreciboArecibo, Puerto Rico
1 case